Cost of living comparison

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Chiang Mai vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Chiang Mai is 34.7% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 65.6% less in Chiang Mai
Groceries: pay 32.7% less in Chiang Mai
Transportation: pay 38.2% less in Chiang Mai
Housing: pay 63.1% less in Chiang Mai
Childcare: pay 26.3% more in Chiang Mai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.6% less in Chiang Mai
Clothing: pay 27.3% less in Chiang Mai

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Chiang Mai.

Chiang Mai vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chiang Mai instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 65.6% less for restaurants

	Rome	Chiang Mai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$2.02 THB64.12	-88.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.03	$8.05 THB255.99	-31.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.15	$0.79 THB25.23	-68.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.15	$0.34 THB10.80	-74.6%
Average			-65.6%

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pay 32.7% less for groceries

	Rome	Chiang Mai
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.90	$1.58 THB50.31	-28.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.19	$8.36 THB266.13	-12.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.11	$6.70 THB213.16	-5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.97	$2.07 THB65.77	-55.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.75	$1.36 THB43.31	-75.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$1.33 THB42.38	+10.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$0.53 THB16.74	-49.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.92	$0.79 THB25.22	-26.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.23	$0.74 THB23.68	-48.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.73	$0.64 THB20.47	-24.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$0.55 THB17.42	-44.1%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 38.2% less for transportation

	Rome	Chiang Mai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.58	$4.83 THB153.69	-36.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.11	$19.14 THB609.04	-53.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,077.06	$22,478.88 THB715,197.55	-23.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €17.05	$11.94 THB379.79	-39.9%
Average			-38.2%

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pay 63.1% less for housing

	Rome	Chiang Mai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.58	$19.34 THB615.25	-39.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,233.79	$440.41 THB14,012.16	-69.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €796.68	$249.32 THB7,932.45	-73.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €147.49	$51.23 THB1,630.04	-70.2%
Average			-63.1%

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pay 26.3% more for childcare

	Rome	Chiang Mai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €487.96	$644.65 THB20,510.55	+13.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,405.15	$15,231.38 THB484,607.99	+39.1%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 42.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Chiang Mai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.02	$2.25 THB71.52	-61.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.73	$1.90 THB60.60	-5.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.17	$4.34 THB138.11	-39.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.67	$35.28 THB1,122.37	-50.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.03	$5.12 THB162.77	-56.2%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 27.3% less for clothing

	Rome	Chiang Mai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €70.22	$62.01 THB1,972.96	-24.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.43	$19.90 THB632.99	-47.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €76.16	$93.02 THB2,959.44	+4.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €100.31	$67.18 THB2,137.37	-42.5%
Average			-27.3%

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